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Originally Posted by stonetools

Well, I think the point may be that $5-6 for an immersive reading experience of 8-10 hours may be too low to to sustain a corps of professional writers. How much would you be willing to pay for a movie, an album, a concert, a play, a sporting event? Seems to me if you are willing a kick out $10 or more for a movie or album and maybe $50 or more for a play, then $10-15 for a well written fiction book isn't really out of the ballpark.

1. When I bought paperbacks (MMPB) I seldom paid more the $6.00, so I'm not asking for the eBooks to be the same as used, just the same as print
2. If I decided to shell out $50 or more for theatre or Cirque du Soliel or a concert, I MIGHT do that once or twice a year - it's a treat. When I'm not immersed in a huge project, I can read 3-4 books a week (and it doesn't take me 8-10 hours to read a fiction novel!) It's just not the same thing.
3. And although I didn't really look deeply into your example, I'd say there is extra production costs that are obvious in audiobooks (gotta pay someone to read it, to direct it, etc.) that make the increased price worth it.